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<h2><B>Police Beat</B> Manhattan Beach </h2>
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Memorial benches vandalized <P>
The city of Manhattan Beach is offering a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever vandalized the two Escobar memorial benches along the Strand at 16th Street.<P>
Someone removed the bolts securing the benches, then pushed them into some ivy near the sidewalk sometime Sept. 29 or Sept. 30, police said.<P>
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24,000 cigarettes stolen<P>
Two people were videotaped removing boxes from the storeroom of a drugstore on the 1500 block of Rosecrans Avenue on Oct. 9. About 60 cartons of cigarettes were stolen.<P>
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Bummer vacation<P>
Two New Zealand tourists left a large quantity of property under a lifeguard tower about 11 a.m. Oct. 9. When they returned a half-hour later their two backpacks, three wetsuits, surfboard, bodyboard, camera, CD player, clothes, shoes, and wallets had been stolen. Total value of all items taken was estimated at $4,522 New Zealand, or $2,261 US. <P>
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Vehicle of personal<P>
expression stolen<P>
A man reported his purple bicycle stolen after its chain lock was cut from a pole on the 1100 block of Manhattan Beach Avenue on Oct. 7. Stickers on the bike included such slogans as: "Fly Girls," "Amsterdam Admirals," and "Blue Town." <P>
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Invisible bike thief<P>
Three bicycles were removed from an open garage on the 200 block of 44th Street on Oct. 8. No culprit was seen or heard. ER<P>
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